Amy Winehouse

THAT name brings up some interesting thoughts for anyone familiar with her work, no doubt.

I’ve had some time to mull over a documentary that I saw a couple of weeks ago about Amy Winehouse simply entitled “Amy”. First off, the filmmaking itself was brilliant. It was engaging, thought provoking and well researched with plenty of first hand footage of this troubled and ultra talented artist and the people that surrounded her. I will admit that I had some preconceived notions about her prior to watching it. After watching it, I still believe that she was her own worst enemy in terms of the extremely poor choices that she made.

However, that being said, I will also say that a few of the toxic people around her didn’t help her cause. This miserable girl living this tragic life had an obvious addiction issue and not just with drugs and alcohol. When you are in drowning, you need your loved ones to throw you a life preserver, not an anchor. Sadly, the very people that she should have been able to run to for help were the same people that aided in her ultimate downfall. She was enabled and used by people in codependent relationships to the point that she died in that big gated house by herself. Very sad.

The people that you bond with matter because whether you realize it or not, you are a reflection of them and vice versa. It matters if you are helping each other up or helping each other down.

May Jah bless you all.

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